At least 100 found alive in ferry sinking

From: Daily Breeze | Date: January 1, 2007| Author: Irwan Firdaus THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Copyright information

SEMARANG, Indonesia -- Rescue boats scoured the sea Sunday where an Indonesian ferry sank during a violent storm, picking up scores of exhausted survivors from choppy waters, but at least 400 more remained missing, officials said.

Almost two days after the ship went down in the Java Sea, helicopters dropped food and water to a group of about 30 survivors drifting in a life raft after heavy waves prevented rescuers from approaching them, Transport Minister Hatta Radjasa said.

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